Nearly a quarter of Blackpool’s population lives in income deprived households, many with no savings and still recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Blackpool’s council leader has warned people in the town could ‘lose their lives this winter’ as the cost of living crisis puts low income families at most risk of hardship.
. The report says 16.8 per cent of households have struggled to get food, 8.4 per cent of households say they have experienced hunger, and 16.3 per cent of the population are fuel poor.A meeting was held earlier this month in Blackpool involving charities, community groups and public services to explore what could be done to help the worst off.
“We will see a strain on family life that we have not experienced for generation and our children and young people will carry the impact of this strain well into adulthood.” Even targeting £1.7m at the 25 per cent of poorest households only adds up to £1.89 per week of additional support which is “some distance from meeting the rise in basic living costs in any household.” Coun Williams also warns face-to-face support is already stretched, and around 12 per cent of Blackpool residents do not have internet access to help either.
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